President Donald Trump’s recent executive order has prohibited entry into the United States of America for seven middle eastern countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Libya. These seven countries Trump claims are known for being Muslim-majority nations, but Trump still continued to insist that this was not an attack on the religion of Islam, but rather an attack on terror against the United States. The new executive order also adjourns the Syrian refugee program, which brought 12,486 Syrian refugees into the country last year.

The bill has since been blocked by the US federal appeals court, but the Florida State University student organization known as FSU Students for Justice in Palestine is still standing up and speaking out against the order. This group of students is known for raising awareness about the apartheid, genocide and war crimes that is taking place in the Middle East.

“We advocate for peace talks that center justice for Palestinians as we believe moral authority rests with oppressed peoples and not with occupiers,” said Florida State student Tyler Crown of FSU Students for Justice in Palestine. Crown is one of the co-presidents of the organization, and one of the most passionate for social justice of all forms.

“It’s important to me that we encourage a culture of constant, plural civic engagement that can effectively counter this unquestionably misogynist, white supremacist administration and the hate groups that have been emboldened by Trump’s election” said Crown.

The organization hosted a march in protest of Trump’s order on Saturday, Feb. 4 from Florida State’s campus to the Capitol Building. The march began near the Oglesby Union and continued all throughout the campus. Thousands of people, students and Tallahassee citizens alike, flooded the streets with signs, shouts and rage against Trump’s order.

“We organized the march because we think we need urgent popular resistance to the Trump administration’s dangerous, xenophobic executive orders,” said Crown.

Tallahassee was not the only city where protestors were rampant in demonstrating their rage against the new order; protests also took place in New York City, Los Angeles, and Washington DC. Demonstrations were also found beyond the nation’s borders, having took place in Paris and London.

Among the thousands in Tallahassee, each marcher had their own reasons for participating.

“I don’t have any close friends that are Muslims or who are from the middle east, but I sympathize because I myself come from a family of immigrants,” said FSU student Ana Victoria Garcia on her personal reasons for marching. “I am a Mexican-American and I believe families should not be torn apart.”

Since the ban was announced, there have been many stories circulating the internet of people who could not re-enter America (even as green card holders) or visit ill or dying family members.

Upon the lifting of the ban, the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security have since resumed their regular operations without the terms of the ban in consideration.

“I believe that it is very unethical,” said small business owner and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University graduate, Nadia Davis. “I believe that America was built on the principles of providing a better life for those who fled the old country in pursuit of that better life.” Davis drove two hours from Jacksonville, FL to attend the protest and march for her beliefs.

“I gained a better understanding of what happens when we come together and unify instead of dividing us,” said FSU student Paola Gonzalez. “It is a testament to and for democracy.”

Even after the march, FSU Students for Justice in Palestine still wants to keep up their resistance against Trump’s policies. “We want to continue the resistance we’ve seen in Women’s Marches, airport protests, and strikes all over the country that we’ve seen in recent weeks,” says Crown.

The ban would bar over 218 million people from entering the country. The organization of this march demonstrates Florida State students’ resilience and strength in fighting for their beliefs and morals – igniting a fire that won’t soon be extinguished.